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An outboard engine, though widely used for multihulls, is not suitable for me. Main disadvantages are the weight at the end, bad behavior in waves (this is an ocean going vessel) and the fuel (petrol is highly flammable and also poorly available in the maritime environment) . So, it becomes an inboard diesel. While writing this (renewed) engine page it's more than 5 years after I started this building project. On that moment the Smart engine was a new marine engine on the market and looked quite promising. Since then I've learned a lot and it became obvious that this engine won't make it till purchase stage. I still haven't made any final decisions yet and will wait with further publications after I've purchased an engine. As the old engine page hits a lot of Google searchers and direct links, I've moved the page here.
While working on the starboard interior, this is also the perfect stage to figure out the stern tube assembly. In this picture a "mock-up" of the engine and stern tube to get myself an idea of engine installation.
....... to be continued .....
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